From sunrise to sunset, how wild a day at Yumen Pass can be
by Tommie Runolfsson
Jul 21, 2025
Sisters! The moment the camel caravan carrying the little one arrived at Dongyi Dunhuang, the kid pressed against the viewing window and screamed, "Mom! The sand piles look like chocolate mountains!" 🍫 The Singing Sand Dunes rolled into golden waves, and the little one dove into the sandpit munching on watermelon… Shaking hands to whip up this luxury guide, private group average cost 3k+ for an amazing time‼️
♦️ Frolicking in the Sea of Sand
Day 1: Pick up in Lanzhou 👉 Find the Giant Buddha Grandpa at Tianti Mountain 👉 Learn treasure map secrets at Wuwei Museum
Day 2: Ride camel carts at Pingshan Lake 👉 Be a rainbow quality inspector at the colorful Danxia landform
Day 3: Visit the Reclining Buddha Grandma at the Great Buddha Temple 👉 Become a little city guard general at Jiayuguan
Day 4: Play sand sculptures at Son of the Earth 👉 Desert banquet with roasted whole lamb 👉 Time travel with "See Dunhuang Again"
Day 5: Restore murals at Mogao Caves 👉 Slide down the sand ladder at Crescent Lake 👉 Sneak away with three bags of colorful sand on the return trip
✅ Dongyi Dunhuang Boundary
Lying in bed counting sand dunes! 🌄 The kid runs barefoot through the long corridor: "I'm playing hide and seek in the desert maze~" Copying flying apsaras in the art gallery, insisting the paint is "juice squeezed from rainbows," the housekeeper smiles and hands over a shovel: "Crescent Lake is waiting for you to build a castle!"
✅ Camel Cart Rocking Fun
Ride the cute beast taxi through Pingshan Lake Canyon! 🐪 The kid hugs the camel hump and giggles: "A fluffy bus!" Under the blazing sun at the colorful Danxia, the kid suddenly falls to the ground: "This piece is a burnt rainbow cookie!"
✅ Mogao Caves Restoration Master
A nine-colored deer jumps out from the dark cave! 🦌 The guide shines light on the murals: "Look! A Tang Dynasty lady is doing the twist dance~" The kid holds clay to patch paint cracks: "I'm a mural band-aid!" Wearing the "Little Inheritor" badge after leaving the cave, full of pride~
💣 Laughing Alert:
1️⃣ Don’t wear holey shoes! Sand fills up and burns your feet, hopping on one leg like a one-legged ostrich
2️⃣ Desert sunscreen mud! Nose tip peels from sunburn, crying: "The sand kissed too hard!"
3️⃣ Keep an eye on the little craftsman! Sneaking to pick mural clay saying "I want to collect star fragments"
📸 Iconic Shots:
1️⃣ Hotel crescent window (shooting desert dessert chefs from the sand dunes)
2️⃣ Back seat of camel cart (hugging the hump to shoot desert taxis)
3️⃣ Mural restoration table (holding a scraper to shoot cultural relic doctors)
4️⃣ Bonfire at the banquet (biting lamb leg to shoot little wild kids)
🏨 Accommodation Magic:
✔️ Dongyi sand view room: Bathtub views of flowing sand like ink painting, night snack is apricot peel candy
✔️ Biyue Oasis Courtyard: Pick Li Guang apricot soda, kid drinks two sips and burps: "Drank sunshine bubbles!"
⚠️ Don’t choose pool rooms! Sandstorms turn pools into mud baths
🍜 Silk Road Menu:
✔️ Desert roasted whole lamb: Aroma drifts to Yumen Pass, tearing meat and shouting: "Eating a running volcano!"
✔️ Apricot peel water jelly pear: Sweet and sour triple icy hit, sneaking three bowls saying "It's an anti-heatstroke elixir"
✖️ Scenic area donkey meat yellow noodles: So dry it chokes, pounding chest and feet: "Even camels can’t swallow it!"
✨ Lifesaving Gear:
✔️ Sealed sand bottles (collecting colorful sand at Mogao Caves is allowed)
✔️ Foldable sand sliding board (saves hundreds renting at Crescent Lake)
✔️ Sandproof phone case (shooting sandstorm blockbusters without damage)
Security alarm suddenly goes off—colorful sand rolls out of the kid’s backpack! The clerk tries not to laugh: "Is this a Dunhuang local specialty?" The little rascal puts hands on hips: "I made a mini Crescent Lake for my desk mate!" Although every day he has to be a human sunscreen and sand theft inspector, seeing his serious face "beautifying" the murals, this desert trip is worth a whole year of LEGO fun!
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